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Townsend Case a Puzzle
Pierson Murder Charges Against Westbrook and Townsend Squashed
Reindictment On Another Charge Is Puzzling and Causes Much Comment
21 STATES AND AFRICA TO BE REPRESENTED AT U. B. F. NATL. CONVENTION Delegates and military units from twenty one states and Africa are expected here for the twenty-first trienniel convention of the National Grand Lodge United Brothers of Friendship which convenes July 14 to 18. According to Henry Allen, Chairman of the Local Committee, arrangements are about complete for the [entertainment?] of the visiting throng. Among the prominent visitors will be Prof. W. F. Bledsoe, Marshall, Texas; Dr. Frank Miller, Wichita, Kansas; Rev. H. W. Jameson, Peoria, Ill.; W. T. Daniels, Texarkana, Arkansas; Duke Diggs, Jefferson City, Mo.; A. L. Welch, Birmingham, Ala.; Prof. W. H. Fort, Okmulgee, Okla.; Dr. W. E. Brown, Indianapolis, Ind.; W. A. Gaines, Evansville, Ind.; John Harding, Cleveland, Ohio; Attorney Scott A. Lewis, Natchitoches, Louisiana; E. V. Cammel, Denver, Colo.; E. R. Swain, Los Angeles, Cal.; W. S. R. [illegible], Detroit, Mich.; I. L. [Dismukus?], Pittsburgh, Pa.; C. H. McGruder, Houston, Texas; Dr. W. H. Ballard, Lexington, Ky.; Dr. E. E. Underwood, Frankfort, Ky.; E. W. Glass, Hopkinsville, Ky. Prominent women include Mrs. L. Leota Caston, St. Louis, Mo; Mrs. Edmonia A. Watkins, Cairo, Ill.; Mrs. Effie L. Wiley, Pine Bluff, Ark; Mrs. Sarah Shores, Los Angeles, Cal.; Mrs. Leah D. Queen, Hannibal, Mo.; Mrs. Georgia H. Harding, Chicago, Ill.; Mrs. Mary E. Bruce, Leavenworth, Kan., and many others.. Several public programs and entertainments are announced for the week. On Tuesday night, July 15th, a public welcoming program and a banquet are to be held. Wednesday night will occur a Mardi-Gras parade followed by a celebration at Jefferson Park. Thursday is Gala Day on which will be held a mammoth parade of Lodges, Temples and Juveniles from many states. A picnic at Jefferson Park in the afternoon will be followed by National drill contests and a general dance from 7:30 o'clock to midnight. Teams from Chicago, Indianapolis, Kansas city, Cincinnati, Louisville and Detroit are expected to contest for the big prizes. It is predicted by the members that this will be the largest celebration the city has had since the convention of the American Legion.
SPEAKER [Photo] MRS. ELLA R. ROBINSON. One of Louisville's most prominent women, the president of the State Federation of women's Clubs of Kentucky who delivered the principal address at the annual meeting of the Charity Pity Club at the Lampton Baptist Church last April. See address on page 2.
DEPUTY SHERIFF [Photo] REV. HARVEY KNOX Rev. Harvey Knox, well known A. M. E. minister, who has been active in Kentucky politics for many years was recently appointed Deputy Sheriff by Judge Hubbard R. Petty, Sheriff of Jefferson County. Rev. Knox is the third colored man to be so recognized by the present Republican administration header by Mayor William R. Harrison. The other colored deputies are Messrs. Lee L. Brown and Joseph D. Admas.
PROTEST SHOWING OF INGAGI Louisville theatre goers will be denied the privilege of seeing the much heralded picture "Ingagi," if the protests of the Urban League and other organizations are heeded by the police department. The picture which recently has been exposed as a fake is supposed to be a "scientific" description of jungle life in certain parts of Africa. Native women are shown mated with gorillas and producing a species of apeman peculiar to the region in which the scenec are laid. It has been characterized as a false and malicious representation of the facts and Negro papers throughout the country have branded it an insult to Negro womanhood. It was for this reason that officials of the Urban League after discussing it with a representative of the Courier-Journal re quested the Police Department to prevent a showing of the film at the Walnut Theatre where it is booked for next week.
LEADER BABY PRIZE WINNERS [Photo] The Leader's [Annual Prize?] Awarding and Picnic at Jefferson Park, Thursday, June 26, [illegible] [fifty?] babies to the baby contest in the afternoon. The winners [of the valuable?] prizes given by the Mammoth Life and Domestic Life [Insurance Companies?], the First Standard and American Mutual Banks and [the Brown?] and Melville Furniture Co., in order of winning as decided by the [judges?] are from left to right: Albert Cooper Edwards, 11 months old [son?] of Mr. and Mrs. Hamett Edwards; James Edward Clark, 5 months old son of Mr. and Mrs. John Clark; Rhoda Louise Merritt, 7 months old girl of Mr. and Mrs John B. Merritt and [Borden?] Brown Olive, 8 months old son of Mr. and Mrs. Louis Corby Olive. In the insert is W. H. Ebbs, 6 months old son of Mr. and Mrs. W. H. Ebbs, who was tied for first prize with Albert Cooper Edwards.
DePriest Makes Public Telegram
Miss Lucille Wright of the Mammoth Insurance Co., is some better after several days illness. - Rev. and Mrs. J. C. Caldwell are home after attending the A. M. E. Bishop's Council at San Antonio, Tex. - Mrs. Roy E. Moore of Anchorage, Ky., is visiting her sister Mrs. Thrasher of Zane St.
EUBANKS MURDER TRIAL TODAY Miss Arthella McNary, well known young woman will appear before Judge Fred Starck in Police Court this morning for the murder of Ernest Eubank, equally well known young man, Miss McNary who conducts a beauty parlor at 510 S. 15th Street, shot Eubanks Wednesday afternoon. Eubank had been put under a $100 peace bond Wednesday morning and advised by Judge Starck to keep away from Miss McNary. It is said that Eubanks and Miss McNary had been friends for several years that he was not willing to discontinue his attention and the peace warrant followed an alleged attack upon Miss McNary. It is claimed he was shot after he had cut a young man who was at the McNary home Wednesday and attempted to attack Miss McNary who shot him. Eubanks was a trusted and well liked employee of the Meffert Equipment Co., and it is said that the case is to be thoroughly investigated.
DR. DENNIS BACK Dr. E. T. Dennis who for a number of years was one of Louisville's well known physicians and surgeons has reopened offices here after a successful seven years practice in Providence, Ky. Dr. Dennis is now located at 817 W. Walnut St., Phone Main 2885. His residence is at 3106 Grand Ave., Phone Shawnee 7659. The many friends of Dr. and Mrs. Dennis welcome the services of the doctor back to Louisville.
WIN SUIT AND DRESSES Mildred Lindsey of 414 E. Caldwell St., was winner of the silk dress given by the Liberal Credit Clothing Co., to the girl who won the girls' foot race at the Leader's Annual Prize Awarding and Picnic and Martha Boyd, 405 Lampton Street was winner of a dress given by the Stewart Credit Clothiers as second prize. Frederick Douglas Patterson, 629 E. Breckenridge St., was winner of the suit given by the Liberal Clothing Co., to the boy winner of the boys' race.
Ready For Elks' Oratorical Contest CITIZENS AND VISITORS EXPECTED TO JAM LYRIC NEXT FRIDAY NIGHT Winners From Several States To Orate For Elks' $1,000 Scholarship According to local managers of the regional oratorical contest of the great organization of Elks of the World, to be held at the Lyric Theatre Friday night, July 11, is to be one of the biggest educational programs Louisville has ever seen. Some young man or woman is to be given a college education and it is made possible by the educational department of the Elks. Every lover of education will be entertained and inspired by the young men and women who will come to Louisville representing winners from Michigan, Wisconsin, Illinois, Ohio, Indiana and Kentucky to battle like yeomen of old to win the $1,000.00 scholarship. Gardner Keane, well known Louisville boy, a June graduate from Central High School represented Louisville in the state contest in May and Jesse D. Nelson of Winchester will represent Kentucky next Friday. Members of the local committee have worked faithfully to perfect all plans for the success of this affair, and the Leader hopes they will be rewarded with a packed house. Hon. J. Finley Wilson, Grand Exalted Ruler, and Judge W. C. Hueston, Commissioner of Education, will be present. A number of friends from Lexington, Paducah, Frankfort, Indianapolis, Winchester, Danville and other towns have notified the local committee that they will be present. There are only 900 seats in the Lyric and the citizens of Louisville are urged to purchase their tickets early from the ladies or the members of the Senior Class of Central High School.
Gold Star Mothers To Sail July 12
First Colored Gold Star Mothers To Sail For France, July 12
MISS WASHINGTON'S FIRST CAMPAIGN The recent Leader subscription campaign was the first to be entered by Miss Katie C. Washington, Georgetown, Ky., who won the Hudson Great Eight, the first capital prize awarded her last week. Miss Washington was never in a Leader campaign before as has been rumored. She did enter the campaign of a sheet called the Harmonizer, published by the Rev. C. C. Carter and won the automobile offered as first prize. She reported subscriptions and votes amounting to more than $800.00 but the automobile was never given her. Rev. Carter was not carried to court for failure to give Miss Washington the automobile, but he is now in a state prison for some other cause.

Townsend Case a Puzzle
Pierson Murder Charges Against Westbrook and Townsend Squashed
Reindictment On Another Charge Is Puzzling and Causes Much Comment
21 STATES AND AFRICA TO BE REPRESENTED AT U. B. F. NATL. CONVENTION Delegates and military units from twenty one states and Africa are expected here for the twenty-first trienniel convention of the National Grand Lodge United Brothers of Friendship which convenes July 14 to 18. According to Henry Allen, Chairman of the Local Committee, arrangements are about complete for the [entertainment?] of the visiting throng. Among the prominent visitors will be Prof. W. F. Bledsoe, Marshall, Texas; Dr. Frank Miller, Wichita, Kansas; Rev. H. W. Jameson, Peoria, Ill.; W. T. Daniels, Texarkana, Arkansas; Duke Diggs, Jefferson City, Mo.; A. L. Welch, Birmingham, Ala.; Prof. W. H. Fort, Okmulgee, Okla.; Dr. W. E. Brown, Indianapolis, Ind.; W. A. Gaines, Evansville, Ind.; John Harding, Cleveland, Ohio; Attorney Scott A. Lewis, Natchitoches, Louisiana; E. V. Cammel, Denver, Colo.; E. R. Swain, Los Angeles, Cal.; W. S. R. [illegible], Detroit, Mich.; I. L. [Dismukus?], Pittsburgh, Pa.; C. H. McGruder, Houston, Texas; Dr. W. H. Ballard, Lexington, Ky.; Dr. E. E. Underwood, Frankfort, Ky.; E. W. Glass, Hopkinsville, Ky. Prominent women include Mrs. L. Leota Caston, St. Louis, Mo; Mrs. Edmonia A. Watkins, Cairo, Ill.; Mrs. Effie L. Wiley, Pine Bluff, Ark; Mrs. Sarah Shores, Los Angeles, Cal.; Mrs. Leah D. Queen, Hannibal, Mo.; Mrs. Georgia H. Harding, Chicago, Ill.; Mrs. Mary E. Bruce, Leavenworth, Kan., and many others.. Several public programs and entertainments are announced for the week. On Tuesday night, July 15th, a public welcoming program and a banquet are to be held. Wednesday night will occur a Mardi-Gras parade followed by a celebration at Jefferson Park. Thursday is Gala Day on which will be held a mammoth parade of Lodges, Temples and Juveniles from many states. A picnic at Jefferson Park in the afternoon will be followed by National drill contests and a general dance from 7:30 o'clock to midnight. Teams from Chicago, Indianapolis, Kansas city, Cincinnati, Louisville and Detroit are expected to contest for the big prizes. It is predicted by the members that this will be the largest celebration the city has had since the convention of the American Legion.
SPEAKER [Photo] MRS. ELLA R. ROBINSON. One of Louisville's most prominent women, the president of the State Federation of women's Clubs of Kentucky who delivered the principal address at the annual meeting of the Charity Pity Club at the Lampton Baptist Church last April. See address on page 2.
DEPUTY SHERIFF [Photo] REV. HARVEY KNOX Rev. Harvey Knox, well known A. M. E. minister, who has been active in Kentucky politics for many years was recently appointed Deputy Sheriff by Judge Hubbard R. Petty, Sheriff of Jefferson County. Rev. Knox is the third colored man to be so recognized by the present Republican administration header by Mayor William R. Harrison. The other colored deputies are Messrs. Lee L. Brown and Joseph D. Admas.
PROTEST SHOWING OF INGAGI Louisville theatre goers will be denied the privilege of seeing the much heralded picture "Ingagi," if the protests of the Urban League and other organizations are heeded by the police department. The picture which recently has been exposed as a fake is supposed to be a "scientific" description of jungle life in certain parts of Africa. Native women are shown mated with gorillas and producing a species of apeman peculiar to the region in which the scenec are laid. It has been characterized as a false and malicious representation of the facts and Negro papers throughout the country have branded it an insult to Negro womanhood. It was for this reason that officials of the Urban League after discussing it with a representative of the Courier-Journal re quested the Police Department to prevent a showing of the film at the Walnut Theatre where it is booked for next week.
LEADER BABY PRIZE WINNERS [Photo] The Leader's [Annual Prize?] Awarding and Picnic at Jefferson Park, Thursday, June 26, [illegible] [fifty?] babies to the baby contest in the afternoon. The winners [of the valuable?] prizes given by the Mammoth Life and Domestic Life [Insurance Companies?], the First Standard and American Mutual Banks and [the Brown?] and Melville Furniture Co., in order of winning as decided by the [judges?] are from left to right: Albert Cooper Edwards, 11 months old [son?] of Mr. and Mrs. Hamett Edwards; James Edward Clark, 5 months old son of Mr. and Mrs. John Clark; Rhoda Louise Merritt, 7 months old girl of Mr. and Mrs John B. Merritt and [Borden?] Brown Olive, 8 months old son of Mr. and Mrs. Louis Corby Olive. In the insert is W. H. Ebbs, 6 months old son of Mr. and Mrs. W. H. Ebbs, who was tied for first prize with Albert Cooper Edwards.
DePriest Makes Public Telegram
Miss Lucille Wright of the Mammoth Insurance Co., is some better after several days illness. - Rev. and Mrs. J. C. Caldwell are home after attending the A. M. E. Bishop's Council at San Antonio, Tex. - Mrs. Roy E. Moore of Anchorage, Ky., is visiting her sister Mrs. Thrasher of Zane St.
EUBANKS MURDER TRIAL TODAY Miss Arthella McNary, well known young woman will appear before Judge Fred Starck in Police Court this morning for the murder of Ernest Eubank, equally well known young man, Miss McNary who conducts a beauty parlor at 510 S. 15th Street, shot Eubanks Wednesday afternoon. Eubank had been put under a $100 peace bond Wednesday morning and advised by Judge Starck to keep away from Miss McNary. It is said that Eubanks and Miss McNary had been friends for several years that he was not willing to discontinue his attention and the peace warrant followed an alleged attack upon Miss McNary. It is claimed he was shot after he had cut a young man who was at the McNary home Wednesday and attempted to attack Miss McNary who shot him. Eubanks was a trusted and well liked employee of the Meffert Equipment Co., and it is said that the case is to be thoroughly investigated.
DR. DENNIS BACK Dr. E. T. Dennis who for a number of years was one of Louisville's well known physicians and surgeons has reopened offices here after a successful seven years practice in Providence, Ky. Dr. Dennis is now located at 817 W. Walnut St., Phone Main 2885. His residence is at 3106 Grand Ave., Phone Shawnee 7659. The many friends of Dr. and Mrs. Dennis welcome the services of the doctor back to Louisville.
WIN SUIT AND DRESSES Mildred Lindsey of 414 E. Caldwell St., was winner of the silk dress given by the Liberal Credit Clothing Co., to the girl who won the girls' foot race at the Leader's Annual Prize Awarding and Picnic and Martha Boyd, 405 Lampton Street was winner of a dress given by the Stewart Credit Clothiers as second prize. Frederick Douglas Patterson, 629 E. Breckenridge St., was winner of the suit given by the Liberal Clothing Co., to the boy winner of the boys' race.
Ready For Elks' Oratorical Contest CITIZENS AND VISITORS EXPECTED TO JAM LYRIC NEXT FRIDAY NIGHT Winners From Several States To Orate For Elks' $1,000 Scholarship According to local managers of the regional oratorical contest of the great organization of Elks of the World, to be held at the Lyric Theatre Friday night, July 11, is to be one of the biggest educational programs Louisville has ever seen. Some young man or woman is to be given a college education and it is made possible by the educational department of the Elks. Every lover of education will be entertained and inspired by the young men and women who will come to Louisville representing winners from Michigan, Wisconsin, Illinois, Ohio, Indiana and Kentucky to battle like yeomen of old to win the $1,000.00 scholarship. Gardner Keane, well known Louisville boy, a June graduate from Central High School represented Louisville in the state contest in May and Jesse D. Nelson of Winchester will represent Kentucky next Friday. Members of the local committee have worked faithfully to perfect all plans for the success of this affair, and the Leader hopes they will be rewarded with a packed house. Hon. J. Finley Wilson, Grand Exalted Ruler, and Judge W. C. Hueston, Commissioner of Education, will be present. A number of friends from Lexington, Paducah, Frankfort, Indianapolis, Winchester, Danville and other towns have notified the local committee that they will be present. There are only 900 seats in the Lyric and the citizens of Louisville are urged to purchase their tickets early from the ladies or the members of the Senior Class of Central High School.
Gold Star Mothers To Sail July 12
First Colored Gold Star Mothers To Sail For France, July 12
MISS WASHINGTON'S FIRST CAMPAIGN The recent Leader subscription campaign was the first to be entered by Miss Katie C. Washington, Georgetown, Ky., who won the Hudson Great Eight, the first capital prize awarded her last week. Miss Washington was never in a Leader campaign before as has been rumored. She did enter the campaign of a sheet called the Harmonizer, published by the Rev. C. C. Carter and won the automobile offered as first prize. She reported subscriptions and votes amounting to more than $800.00 but the automobile was never given her. Rev. Carter was not carried to court for failure to give Miss Washington the automobile, but he is now in a state prison for some other cause.